. >> stand by, i want to bring in chris van hollen. good to see you. >> great to see you. >> from what you're hearing, are you close to a deal? >> we're not close to a deal. everyone's continuing to work very hard to get a deal. the president and secretary geithner reaching out to capitol hill as the president is reaching out to the country. >> let's talk about some of the numbers. politico reporting $1.2 trillion in tax increases. $400 billion in entitlement cuts. mostly from medicare. another $1.2 trillion in spending cuts and war savings. does that soiund like it's in te ballpark to you? >> i think it's too early to say what's in the ballpark. the overall question you're asking is how much will come from revenue, how much will come from cuts. there's been no agreement reached on that yet. and you have to fill in the details. >> let's talk about one of the things that is getting conversation today. if the republicans give on raising taxes, and we know that skr john boehner and a lot of republicans have said they don't want to raise t